One week in..

Starting weight: 9 stone 1.6 pounds

Current weight: 8 stone 13 pounds

Let’s just say my first week was interesting. I will admit adjusting what I am eating is proving to be difficult, but I have managed to do it. The biggest change I made this week would definitely have to be my lunch time meals. I have been replacing a toasted sandwich which a much healthier option of a smoothie. I found this a great way to eat my five portions of fruit and vegetable. I added fruit to the smoothies that I would never consider eating whole. They are super tasty and ready in five minutes, give it a go!!

Summer Berry Smoothie:

Ingredients

1 cup of frozen mixed berries

1 banana

4 tablespoons of low fat strawberry yogurt

1 cup of cranberry juice

Method

Place ingredients into the smoothie blender. Blend until a smooth liquid is formed. Empty into a glass and enjoy.

            This week I also had a delicious warm turkey salad for dinner. This saved me a considerable amount of calories. I choose turkey as it is lower in fat than chicken but still high in protein. This is a quick and easy meal to make for anyone who is constantly on the move.

Ingredients

Salad bowel (lettuce, shredded carrot, red onion and tomato)

Scallion

Pepper (red and yellow)

Hardboiled egg

Turkey breast

Method

Boil egg in a saucepan for eight minutes, allow to cool. Grill the turkey breast. Chop up peppers and peel scallion. Place salad items on the serving plate. Peel the egg and cut into four pieces and toss in with the salad. Chop up the cooked turkey into slices and place them on top of the other ingredients. Serve immediately.

Although I had some really healthy meals this week, I also had some challenges. My hardest challenge this week was my outing to the cinema, there is just so much temptation between popcorn, nachos, pic-a-mix and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. It’s safe to say the cinema is a dieters HELL! Instead of depriving myself of a treat I opted for a Solero ice pop. This contained less than 90 calories and therefore was delicious and guilt free. I'm totally a glutton for punishment, not only did I go to the cinema once, I went twice. Second time around not getting cinema food hardly phased me, now there is an achievement in its self.  On a side note, The Lucky Ones is an amazing film. You know you are in for a treat when it is based on a book by Nicholas Sparks. It is definitely ideal for a girl’s night out. If you want a laugh though, American Union is the one to watch.

         

         All in all I have had a good week. I have enjoyed some yummy, low fat meals and I have also enjoyed time with friends without going completely off tract. I guess what I have learnt this week is to not deprive your body of something it craves but to try find an alternative that will be as satisfying. Speaking from experience if you deprive your body of what it wants it will eventually lead to a complete binge of all the wrong foods. Let’s try stay on track.